The '''Sheboan language''' is a nearly extinct indigenous Cronan language that was once spoken within [[Sheboa Valley]], [[Bavogia]], [[Calderan Republic|Caldera]]. The language is unique in that it's derived from the Volin language, but is so mutually unintelligible that many linguists fail to see connections besides basic grammar structure and some common words. There are only 4 surviving written works of the Sheboan language, all written using the Sheboan syllabary. There is only 1 native speaker of Sheboan, although there are 3 non-native speakers, all based around Fluto Town, Sheboa Valley.
{{Infobox language
| name = Sheboan
| familycolor = American
| nativename = ᒍᔪᔦᓂ (Choyoyeni)
| region = [[Sheboa Valley]], [[Calderan Republic|Caldera]]
| ethnicity = [[Indigeno-Calderan]]
| speakers = L1: 1<br>
L2: 3
| fam1 = Iroquoian
| fam2 = Cusinautic Iroquoian
| fam3 = Volin
| script = Sheboan syllabary<br>
Volin syllabary
| agency = Fluto Town Office of Archaeology Library and Museum
| iso3 = none
| isoexception = historical
| map = Lang_Status_20-CR.svg
| mapcaption = Classified as critically endangered - The youngest speakers are grandparents and older, and they speak the language partially and infrequently.
}}
== Classification ==
Some linguists debate whether the Sheboan Language is derived from Volin specifically, or if both Volin and Sheboan descended from the same Cusinautic Iroquian language. Linguists pointing to the language being descended from Volin cite evidence such as many Volin specific shared words and grammar, although these may be explained through general proximity and contact.
Radical linguist Frejya Seaberg (1925-1986) argued that Sheboan wasn't even its own language, but rather an extreme dialect of Volin, despite the mutual unintelligibility.
== History ==
=== Separation from Volin ===
The exact date of the start of the Sheboan language's descent from Volin is not known, but is assumed to have occurred over a thousand years, as the first settlers of Sheboa Valley began settling in the 4th century, and the first town to be formally established through documents written in Sheboan was Fluto Town in 1336.
=== Decline in Usage ===
The slow decline of the Sheboan language began in the early 1800s, with about half of Sheboa Valley generally using Volin for trade and most general speaking. The difference in syllabaries between Volin and Sheboan prompted many to begin to write using Volin script, a practice which resulted in children not properly learning Sheboan, and this further contributed to its decline.
In the year 1945, it was estimated that only about 100 people spoke Sheboan, being the population of Fluto Town and some residents of Calu City.
=== Ryan-Ad Dwarf ===
Beginning in 1990, Ryan-Ad Dwarf, who was an [[Indigeno-Calderan]] who moved to Fluto Town in 1986, organized various political movements and protests in both [[Little Caldera]] and Movingwater to promote the adoption of Sheboan as an official language, even if regionally. Ryan-Ad also sometimes advocated for the creation of a fourth province, Sheboa Valley, to better cater to isolated Sheboans, but Bavogia disputed Ryan-Ad's claim that Sheboa Valley is culturally distinct enough to separate it from other Volins. In 1997, Ryan-Ad suddenly halted his campaigns to push for the official adoption of Sheboan, claiming that the language simply needs to be protected, perhaps not in official capacity. Some international journalists claim that Ryan-Ad was paid to discontinue his efforts by the [[Volkspartei]], while others argue that it was actually the Province of Bavogia which threatened Ryan-Ad due to the fear that promoting Sheboan nationalism would ultimately fracture Volin efforts to create an independent nation. In 2006, Ryan-Ad died from a sudden heart attack at the age of 38.
== Syllabary ==
The Sheboa syllabary contains 36 characters, coinciding with the beginning sound of a consonant and ending on a vowel. Note that the Sheboan language contains no words that end in consonants, and any borrowed words that do would be substituted or otherwise modified.
Dashes to the transliteration indicate which part of a verb the word is meant to attach to. No dashes indicate being an independent word
{| class="wikitable"
!Szabolcs list word
!Sheboan form
!Transliteration
!Notes
|-
| I
| ᐊ
|a<nowiki>-</nowiki>
|
|-
| you (sing.)
| ᒋ
|chi<nowiki>-</nowiki>
|
|-
| he
| ᐱ
|pi<nowiki>-</nowiki>
|
|-
| we
| ᐅ
| <nowiki>-</nowiki>o
|
|-
| you (pl.)
| ᐃᒐᐱᓴ
|ichapisa
|"All of you." "You all."
|-
| they
| ᒍ
|cho<nowiki>-</nowiki>
|
|-
| this
| ᑕ
|ta<nowiki>-</nowiki>
|
|-
| that
| ᑭ
|ki<nowiki>-</nowiki>
|
|-
| here
| ᐳ
|po<nowiki>-</nowiki>
|
|-
| there
| ᐳ
| <nowiki>-</nowiki>po
|
|-
| who
| ᑭᐳ
| kipo
|
|-
| what
| ᓇ
| na<nowiki>-</nowiki>
|"What about _?"
|-
| where
| ᒐᑭᓇ
|chakina
|
|-
| when
| ᐁᐸᑎ
|epati
|
|-
| how
| ᒋᐸ
|chipa
|
|-
| not
| ᐊᐸᒐ
|apicha
|
|-
| all
| ᔪ
|yo-
|
|-
| many
| ᐱᒋ
|pichi
|
|-
| some
| ᐃᑲᐸ
|ikapa
|
|-
| few
| ᑲᔪᐱ
|kayopi
|
|-
| other
| ᐊᓂᓱ
|aniso
|
|-
| one
| ᓴᑯ
|sako
|
|-
| two
| ᐃᑯᐱ
|ikopi
|
|-
| three
| ᑯᐃ
|koi
|
|-
| four
| ᓀᑭ
|neki
|
|-
| five
| ᑭᓯᑭ
|kisiki
|
|-
| big
| ᐅᑕᓇ
|otana
|
|-
| long
| ᐯ
|pe-
|
|-
| thick
| ᐊᐸ
|apa
|
|-
| heavy
| ᑲᑫᐸ
|kakepa
|
|-
| small
| ᑲᔪᐱ
|kayopi
|Also means "other" if used as a noun
|-
| short
| ᐊᓴᑲᐸᐱ
|asakapapi
|
|-
| narrow
| ᐃᐸᑕᐳᐱ
|ipatapopi
|
|-
| thin
| ᐅᐯᓱᐸ
|opesopa
|
|-
| woman
| ᐊᑫᐸ
|akepa
|
|-
| man (adult male)
| ᐊᐸᒉᐱ
|apachepi
|
|-
| man (human being)
| ᐊᐱ
|api
|
|-
| child
| ᐊᔪᐱ
|ayopi
|
|-
| wife
| ᐅᐸᐱ
|opapi
|
|-
| husband
| ᐊᐸᔦᐱ
|apayepi
|
|-
| mother
| ᐅᓂᓯ
|onisi
|Sometimes shortened to "ᐅᓯ" (osi) which may also mean mother's sister
|-
| father
| ᐊᐸᐳᐸ
|apapopa
|Sometimes shortened to "ᐅᐳᐸ" (opopa) which may also mean father's brother
|-
| animal
| ᐊᒋᔭ
|achiya
|Male animal. Female animal is "ᐊᑭᓯ" (akisi) and an unborn animal is "ᐊᑭᓇ" (akina). A young animal is "ᐊᐸ" (apa).
|-
| fish
| ᐊᒐᐱ
|achapi
|
|-
| bird
| ᒋᓯᑲ
|chisika
|
|-
| dog
| ᑭᐱ
|kipi
|
|-
| louse
| ᑎᓇ
|tina
|Direct loanword from Volin
|-
| snake
| ᐃᓇᐸ
|inapa
|
|-
| worm
| ᐅᒋᔭ
|ochiya
|
|-
| tree
| ᐃᒋᐱ
|ichipi
|
|-
| forest
| ᐃᓇᑫᐃ
|inakei
|"Wilderness"
|-
| stick
| ᑲᓇ
|kana
|
|-
| fruit
| ᐅᐸᑕᓄ
|opatano
|When referring to edible fruit, i.e. apples, the additional word "ᐊᑭᓴᐱ" (akisapi, Ænglish: "food item") is always used alongside ᐅᐸᑕᓄ.
|-
| seed
| ᐅᑲᑕ
|okata
|
|-
| leaf
| ᐅᑲᐳᑲ
|okapoka
|
|-
| root
| ᐊᓇᓴᐸ
|anasapa
|
|-
| bark (of a tree)
| ᐅᔭᐳᑲ
|oyapoka
| Some evidence suggests that ᐅᔭᐳᑲ means "bark of a tree", while the word bark is simply "ᐅᔭᐳ" (oyapo), but this conflicts with traditional grammar and doesn't match the commonly accepted word for a tree.
|-
| flower
| ᐊᒋᐱᑭ
|achipiki
|
|-
| grass
| ᑲᓄᐱ
|kanopi
|also means "weeds"
|-
| rope
| ᐯᔦᐸ
|peyepa
|
|-
| skin
| ᑲᓀᑲ
|kaneka
|
|-
| meat
| ᒐᑭᔭ
|chakiya
|
|-
| blood
| ᑭᑲ
|kika
|
|-
| bone
| ᑯᐸ
|kopa
|
|-
| fat (noun)
| ᐅᐱᒍᒋᐸ
|opichochipa
|
|-
| egg
| ᐅᔦᒋ
|oyechi
|
|-
| horn
| ᐊᔪᓇ
|ayona
|
|-
| tail
| ᑲᑐᑲ
|katoka
|
|-
| feather
| ᐅᑭᐸᔨ
|okipayi
|
|-
| hair
| ᐅᓯᔦᑯ
|osiyeko
|
|-
| head
| ᐊᓱᐱ
|asopi
|
|-
| ear
| ᒋᐯᓂ
|chipeni
|This word was temporarily entirely lost to time, until 2012, when a pamphlet was discovered which labeled a variety of body parts, including the ears, in Sheboan.
|-
| eye
| ᒋᑲᑐᐱ
|chikatopi
|
|-
| nose
| ᑫᔨᓱᐱ
|keyisopi
|
|-
| mouth
| ᐊᒍᐱ
|achopi
|
|-
| tooth
| ᑲᓄᐸ
|kanopa
|
|-
| tongue
| ᑲᓂᑯᐃ
|kanikoi
|
|-
| fingernail
| ᒍᐸᓱᔦᑲ
|chopasoyeka
|
|-
| foot
| ᐃᐸᓯᐱ
|ipasipi
|
|-
| leg
| ᑲᓂᓭ
|kanise
|
|-
| knee
| ᑲᓂᑫᓂ
|kanikeni
|
|-
| hand
| ᐱᑯᔨ
|pikoyi
|
|-
| wing
| ᐊᑭᓄᑫᓂ
|akinokeni
|
|-
| belly
| ᐅᓯᑯᐱ
|osikopi
|
|-
| guts
| ᐅᐱᑲᓯ
|opikasi
|
|-
| neck
| ᐊᔨᒉᐃ
|ayicheni
|
|-
| back
| ᑲᓱᒋ
|kasochi
|
|-
| breast
| ᑲᓂᐱ
|kanipi
|
|-
| heart
| ᐊᐸᓂᐳ
|apanipo
|
|-
| liver
| ᐅᐯᐸ
|opepa
|
|-
| to drink
| ᐊᐱᑕᓴ
|apitasa
|
|-
| to eat
| ᐊᑭᐊ
|akia
|
|-
| to bite
| ᐊᓴᒋᑲ
|asachika
|
|-
| to suck
| ᐊᓴᓄᒐ
|asanocha
|
|-
| to spit
| ᐊᒋᑭᑲ
|achikika
|
|-
| to vomit
| ᐳᑭᓱᐱᒐ
|pokisopicha
|
|-
| to blow
| ᐊᒍᑕᓴ
|achotasa
|
|-
| to breathe
| ᑲᒍᐸᐯᐱ
|kachopapepi
|
|-
| to laugh
| ᐅᔦᒐ
|oyecha
|
|-
| to see
| ᔨᒋᑯᑕ
|yichikota
|
|-
| to hear
| ᐊᑎᑭᐊ
|atikia
|
|-
| to know
| ᐊᑲᒐ
|akacha
|
|-
| to think
| ᐊᐸᓂᒋᑌᒐ
|apanichitecha
|
|-
| to smell
| ᐊᒐᐱᒐ
|achapicha
|
|-
| to fear
| ᐊᓴᐱᒐ
|asapicha
|
|-
| to sleep
| ᑲᐱᒐ
|kapicha
|
|-
| to live
| ᐁᒐ
|echa
|
|-
| to die
| ᐊᔪᒍᓴ
|ayochosa
|Only used for humans, "ᑲᐱᒍᑲ" (kapichoka) is used for animals or plants.
|-
| to kill
| ᐊᒋᒐ
|achicha
|
|-
| to fight
| ᐊᒋᐸ
|achipa
|
|-
| to hunt
| ᑲᓄᒐᐱᐳ
|kanochapipo
|
|-
| to hit
| ᑭᒋᓂᒐ
|kichinicha
|
|-
| to cut
| ᐊᑭᒐᐱᒐ
|akichapicha
|
|-
| to split
| ᐸᓴᒍᓴ
|pasachosa
|
|-
| to stab
| ᑲᑎᒐ
|katicha
|
|-
| to scratch
| ᐊᐸᑯᓯᑲ
|apakosika
|
|-
| to dig
| ᐊᓯᑯᓯᑲ
|asikosika
|
|-
| to swim
| ᐊᐸᒍᐊ
|apachoa
|Also means "to bathe"
|-
| to fly
| ᐊᒐᒋᐱᒐ
|achachipicha
|
|-
| to walk
| ᐊᐃ
|ai
|
|-
| to come
| ᑲᐳᒋ
|kapochi
|
|-
| to lie
| liegen
|
|
|-
| to sit
| sitzen
|
|
|-
| to stand
| stehen
|
|
|-
| to turn
| wenden
|
|
|-
| to fall
| fallen
|
|
|-
| to give
| geben
|
|
|-
| to hold
| halten
|
|
|-
| to squeeze
| drücken
|
|
|-
| to rub
| reiben
|
|
|-
| to wash
| waschen
|
|
|-
| to wipe
| wischen
|
|
|-
| to pull
| ziehen
|
|
|-
| to push
| schieben
|
|
|-
| to throw
| werfen
|
|
|-
| to tie
| binden
|
|
|-
| to sew
| nähen
|
|
|-
| to count
| zählen
|
|
|-
| to say
| sagen
|
|
|-
| to sing
| singen
|
|
|-
| to play
| spielen
|
|
|-
| to float
| treiben
|
|
|-
| to flow
| fließen
|
|
|-
| to freeze
| frieren
|
|
|-
| to swell
| schwellen
|
|
|-
| sun
| Sonne
|
|
|-
| moon
| Mond
|
|
|-
| star
| Stern
|
|
|-
| water
| Wasser
|
|
|-
| rain
| Regen
|
|
|-
| river
| Fluss
|
|
|-
| lake
| See
|
|
|-
| sea
| Meer
|
| Sometimes also "See"
|-
| salt
| Salz
|
|
|-
| stone
| Stein
|
|
|-
| sand
| Sand
|
|
|-
| dust
| Staub
|
|
|-
| earth
| Erde
|
|
|-
| cloud
| Wolke
|
|
|-
| fog
| Nebel
|
|
|-
| sky
| Himmel
|
|
|-
| wind
| Wínd
|
|
|-
| snow
| Schnee
|
|
|-
| ice
| Eis
|
|
|-
| smoke
| Rauch
|
|
|-
| fire
| Feuer
|
|
|-
| ash
| Esche
|
|
|-
| to burn
| brennen
|
|
|-
| road
| Straße
|
| Sometimes also "Weg"
|-
| mountain
| Berg
|
|
|-
| red
| rot
|
|
|-
| green
| grün
|
|
|-
| yellow
| gelb
|
|
|-
| white
| weiß
|
|
|-
| black
| schwarz
|
|
|-
| night
| Nacht
|
|
|-
| day
| Tag
|
|
|-
| year
| Jahr
|
|
|-
| warm
| warm
|
|
|-
| cold
| kalt
|
|
|-
| full
| voll
|
|
|-
| new
| neu
|
|
|-
| old
| alt
|
|
|-
| good
| gut
|
|
|-
| bad
| schlecht
|
|
|-
| rotten
| faul
|
|
|-
| dirty
| schmuzig
|
|
|-
| straight
| gerad
|
|
|-
| round
| rund
|
|
|-
| sharp
| scharf
|
|
|-
| dull
| stumpf
|
|
|-
| smooth
| glatt
|
|
|-
| wet
| nas
|
|
|-
| dry
| trocken
|
|
|-
| correct
| recht
|
|
|-
| near
| nah
|
|
|-
| far
| weit
|
|
|-
| right
| recht
|
|
|-
| left
| links
|
| in East Gothic it is ''left'' that is cognate with ''correct''/''just'', not ''right'' (that is instead cognate with ''common''); historians have hypothesised that this may have been due to unusually high rates of left-handedness in key ruling elites early in the language's history
|-
| at
| an
|
|
|-
| in
| in
|
|
|-
| with
| mit
|
|
|-
| and
| und
|
|
|-
| if
| wenn
|
|
|-
| because
| weil
|
|
|-
| name
| Name
|
|
|}
Revision as of 14:56, 14 July 2024
Prime Leaders of the State of Austro-Caldera
No.
Prime Leader
Term in office
Party
1
Joeseph Seuber
1585-1600
Independent
2
Sigrid Dauk
1600-1615
Volkspartei
3
John Doe
1615-1630
Volkspartei
4
John Doe
1630-1645
Volkspartei
5
John Doe
1645-1660
Volkspartei
6
John Doe
1660-1675
Volkspartei
7
John Doe
1675-1690
Volkspartei
8
John Doe
1690-1705
Volkspartei
9
John Doe
1705-1720
Volkspartei
10
John Doe
1720-1735
Volkspartei
11
John Doe
1735-1750
Volkspartei
12
John Doe
1750-1765
Volkspartei
13
John Doe
1765-1780
Volkspartei
14
John Doe
1780-1795
Volkspartei
15
Jacksen Vershelde
1795-1810
Volkspartei
16
Arthur Seuber
1810-1870
Volkspartei
17
Hansel Kleiner
1870-1900
Volkspartei
18
Adelheid Hansen
1900-1915
Volkspartei
19
Adam Heinrich
1915-1924
Volkspartei
20
Derrich Lundsteiner
1924-1939
Volkspartei
21
Issaque Chienne
1939-1969
Volkspartei
22
Rupert Hilmer
1969-1984
Volkspartei
23
Karl Steinenkatz
1984-2005
Volkspartei
24
Adian Vandal
2005-Present
Volkspartei
25
Charles Lemieux
2034-Present
Yellow Party
In 2034, the League of Nations passed a resolution to no longer accept the PGRC as the representative of Canespa, thus eliminating Canespa's status as a member as a whole